Connelly MarkTHE HARDY BOYS MYSTERIES, 1927-1979: A Cultural and Literary HistoryJefferson, N.C & London McFarland & Co 2012 0786473045 / 9780786473045 Paper Back Ffine Paperbound 8vo,. (15 cm) pict. paper covers, viii, 254 pages : illustrations, CONTENTS: Introduction : The Hardy Boys at eighty -- Off the assembly line : the fiction factory of Edward Stratemeyer -- The McFarlane formula : "I opted for quality" -- The weird period -- The Hardy Boys in peace and Cold War -- Policing the Hardy Boys : the "great purge" -- Into the disco age -- Race - Class -- Hardy girls : gender in the Hardy Boys -- Hardy family values -- Law and order -- Action, not violence -- Bayport, USA -- The Hardy Boys on stage, on screen, and in parody -- Book wars : the series book under fire. "This book follows the development of the Hardy Boys series through 1979. Includes the writing of Stratemeyer and McFarlane; the Cold War and the disco age; race, class, gender; family values; law and order; and action rather than violence. Appendices provide a bibliography of Hardy Boys books, opening lines from 20 novels, and selected "Hardyisms.""--Provided by publisher.
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20.00 USD

John Palmer Co., LimitedPalmer's Moose Head brand solid leather footwear, General Catalogue Number 52; 1929,Fredericton, N. B, John Palmer Co., Limited 1929 Paper Back Fine Catalog 8vo col. embosssed, paper wraps, stapled at spine, 48 pages, illustrated throughout, price list and order form tipped in at rear, the John Palmer Company,was one of Fredericton's leading industries. The company, formerly the John Palmer Company tannery, was an important producer of quality footwear that appealed to men and women from different walks of life. Later known as Palmer-McLellan, the company was associated with the production of quality footwear under the Moose Head Brand label.A rare catalog in fine condition.
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95.00 USD

Lavallee,Omer, Archie WilliamsonCANADIAN PACIFIC STEAM LOCOMOTIVES; Signed CopyToronto Railfare Enterprises Limited 1985 0919130348 / 9780919130340 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 4 to.,(31cm) Signed By Authorred, hardcover binding, gilt spine, 464 pages, illustrated, (some colored), pict. endpapers,index,signed by author to former owner on title page, also, laid-in is a letter from Omar Lavallee (the author) to the former owner of the book, A very interesting letter relating info on locomotives and information on his next book. The letter is on Lavallee's personal letterhead and the envelope is also present. book and d.j. in excelent condition and d.j.
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250.00 USD

Lucas E.V.; Ernest H ShepardPlaytime & company : a book for Children; SignedLondon Methuen & Co., 1925 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good Hardbound 8vo, Signed By Author and Illustratorpict. paper over boards. red cloth spine, paper spine label, 95 pages : illustrations, verses by E.V. Lucas ; pictures by E.H. Shepard, in patterned cloth slip case which is also in a flowered patterned slip case with calf spine, green leather spine label, gilt letters. 7 line presentation ink inscription on front blank endpaper, signed, in ink, on title page "E.V. Lucas Ernest H. Shepard" book is in very good condition, slip case faded at spine, second slip case has edge wear and age darkening, This edition, (first) was issued with a very thin paper dust jacket which is not present with this copy. I am told that the book was gifted to a young child at Christmas 1925,by a man who was a bookbinder by trade (thus the two slip cases)
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250.00 USD

Willes John A.; Mark H LockyerOUT OF THE CLOUDS THE HISTORY OF THE 1ST CANADIAN PARACHUTE BATTALIONKingston Ont. Author, 1987 Third Printing Hard Cover Very Good Very Good Hardbound 8 vo,. red. gilt dec. cloth cover, gilt spine, 251 pages : illustrations, portraits, nominal roll. in protective mylar jacket,"The 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Canadian Army formed in July 1942 during the Second World War; it served in North West Europe, Landing in Normandy during Operation Tonga, in conjunction with the D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 and in the airborne assault crossing of the River Rhine, Operation Varsity, in March 1945. After the end of hostilities in Europe, the battalion was returned to Canada where it was disbanded on 30 September 1945." with thanks to wikipedia
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75.00 USD